Chinese Shrew Mole vs Eastern Sowbread

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Eastern Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cyclamen
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cyclamen coum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Eastern Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.